Clothes-drier.



M. J. 6L H. 0. BUCBY. CLOTHES DRIRE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.9,1Q13.

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MARION J. BUCEY .AND HARLD O.

BUCEY, 0F REDUNIO, WASHINGTON.

CLOTHES-DRIER;

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Application filed .lanuary 9, 1913. Serial No. 741,057.

T0 all 207mm t may concern Be it known that we, MARION J. BUCEY and HAROLD O. BUCEY, citizens of the United States, residing at Redondo,in the county of King and State of l/Vashington, have invented a new and useful Clothes-Drier, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices to hang clothes on while they are drying and has especial reference to devices adapted to domestic use.

The objects of our inventionare to provide a device which is removably attached to and supported by the hot water tank or boiler; in which the rods may be JLplaced in any position around the tank; and in which the rods not in use may be folded down out of the way. l/Ve attain these and other ob` jects by the devices and arrangements illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure l is a perspective view of the tank showing our device applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a plan of the device, the tank being shown in section; Fig. 8 is a vertical section through the supporting band showing the rod carrier in elevation and showing the rod in position for use; Fig. 4C is a similar view showing the rod folded down; and Figs. 5 and 6 are plans of the rod carrier showing the rod in its two positions.

Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

This device is intended to be secured to the hot water tank, thereby bringing the clothes under the intluence of the heat radiated from the hot water therein. The tank l may be of any of the usual vertical kinds now in use. A band 2 passes around the tank, one end being preferably turned back and riveted on itself to form a loop 3, while the other end is turned outward to `form a flange 4. One or two bolts 5 pass through the flange 4 and the loop 3, engag` ing suitable nuts by means of which the ends are drawn toward each other to clamp it to the tank 1.

The upper and lower edges of the band 2 are bent over outward to form guides l5 ez;- tending the entire length of the band except for a short space near one end. The guides 15 form channels around the tank l, said channels being parallel and of such dimenwhich are free to slide therein to any position around the tank. The carriers 6 are inserted between the guides l5 at the above mentioned end space and are preferably made of cast metal and each consists of a back plate, which is slightly concave in form, as at 7, to fit the curvature ofthe band around the tank; a pair of bracket arms 8,

a lug 9, which is over and adjacent one of the arms S and extends a short distance out from the back plate but which only reaches about one-half way between the arms 8, thus leaving an open space between it and the other arm. A rod l0 is loosely secured to the carrier by a pin 11 which passes through it near one end and which is secured across the bracket arms S. The rod l0 can slide freely on the pin ll and can also turn about it. `When the rod is on the left end of the pin, it can swing freely on the rod because its end does not engage the lug 9, but when it is placed horizontally and pushed over to the right end of the pin it cannot move downward because its end will then be under the lug 9 and will prevent the outer end of the rod from passing downward. ln order to fold the rod it is only necessary to push it on the pin toward the left until its end passes from under the lug 9 when it is free to turn and can be folded down.

It is evident that when this device is not in use the carrie-rs may be pushed back of the tank, which is generally placed near the wall of the room, and thus are completely removed from sight and cannot be in the way, while if one rod is needed, the nearest carrier may be slid out from behind the tank and placed in a more desirable position and its rod may then be swung up to horizontal position and held in that position as above described. Additional carriers may be brought out from behind the tank as needed.

Having therefore described our invention, what we claim is In a clothes drier, the combination with a band removably clamped to a supporting tank; integral flanges formed on the upper and lower edges of said band and forming parallel guide channels therewith around the tank; carriers supported by and slidable in said guide channels; a pair of brackets extending out from each carrier; a pin joinsions as to hold and guide the carriersl 6 ing the brackets of each pair; a rod loosely Patented ct. 6, 19net..

which extend out from the back plate; and

mounted on said pin and sldable there-V alolig; and a lug formed on the carrier ad jacent one of the brackets thereon and leav- MARION J. BUCEY. ing an open space between it and the other HAROLD O. BUCEY. bracket whereby when said rod is slid under t W'itnesses:

said lug it s held in extended horizontal E. J. BRANDT7 position but When it s slid under said open J. M. WALKER.

space it is free to turn on the pin and le in vertical folded position.

Copies of this patent may' be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

